A Long Way Gone

How close was Ishmael to dying? What saved him?

A Long Way GoneGuided Questions: Chapters 4 & 5

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Ishmael was close to being killed at the hands of the rebels... at the hand of his own brother, who was told to shoot the other boys without question. Thankfully, gunshots disrupted the proceedings and the boys managed to scatter into the forest.

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